County Board to Decide on $215,810 in Art Grants

The Arlington County Board is scheduled to decide on Saturday on a collection of grants recommended for local arts organizations and artists.

The Arlington Commission for the Arts recommended approval for $215,810 worth of grants that are to be allocated among 17 organizations and three individual artists. These grants, specified in a County Board agenda item, are a part of county funding set aside for Arlington’s support of the arts in the county’s Fiscal Year 2016.

The total amount of the grants is $16,710 more than was allocated to the arts in fiscal year 2015.

The following organizations are the recommended recipients for the proposed cultural grants, in descending order by amount:

Synetic Theater — $32,529.00

Arlington Arts Center — $31,927.00

Bowen McCauley Dance — $23,962.00

BalletNova Center for Dance — $18,162.00

Washington Shakespeare Company — $14,194.00

Encore Stage and Studio — $13,571.00

No Rules Theatre Company — $12,980.00

Teatro de la Luna — $11,284.00

UrbanArias, Inc. — $9,638.00

EducationalTheatre Company — $5,802.00

Arlington Artists’ Alliance — $5,316.00

The Arlington Players — $5,152.00

Washington Balalaika Society — $5,012.00

National Chamber Ensemble — $3,799.00

Jane Franklin Dance — $3,061.00

Indian Dance Educators Association — $2,546.00

Dominion Stage — $1,875.00

Three individual artists, Kate Fleming, Melanie Kehoss and Sushmita Mazumbar have been recommended by the Commission to each receive $5,000 “Spotlight Grants.”

Additionally, 26 organizations have been recommended to receive non-monetary support in the form of space and services: